Ignoring coronavirus outbreaks in homeless shelters is proving perilous

Ignoring coronavirus outbreaks in homeless shelters is proving perilous

Where distancing is not an option

Researchers are scrambling to understand how COVID-19 is spreading under the radar in group-living situations, such as nursing homes, prisons and homeless shelters. The answers are essential to protect people who don’t have the luxury of separating themselves from others — and to eventually end the outbreak. Especially difficult is shielding the roughly 1.4 million people who use a homeless shelter or transitional housing in the United States each year.

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Reporter Amy Maxmen tells the Nature news team about the story on the Nature Coronapod (28 min listen)